5 alpha Chemically Competent Cell
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US$717.75
(Size: 1 ml)
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5α Chemically Competent Cell is designed for chemical transformation of DNA, with blue/white selection, reduced recombinantion of cloned DNA, and a transformation efficiency of over 10
8 cfu/µg DNA (tested by pUC19 plasmid DNA).
The genotype is: F
-φ80d
lacZΔM15 Δ(
lacZYA-
argF) U169
end A1
recA1
hsdR17 (r
k-, m
k+)
supE44λ-
thi-1
gyrA96
relA1
phoA.
The 1 ml size consists of 10 × 100 µl Competent Cells, and 20 μl (0.1 ng/μl) Control Plasmid pUC19.
Target |
5 alpha Chemically Competent Cell |
Storage |
Store at -70 °C for up to 6 months. Do not store in liquid nitrogen. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |
Availability |
Shipped within 10-20 working days. |
Note |
This product is for research use only. This product is shipped with dry ice. |
Directions for use |
Recommended Protocol: - Equilibrate a water bath to 42 °C. Bring a vial of SOC medium or LB medium to room temperature. Warm selective plates to 37 °C for 30 minutes.
- Thaw 100 µl of 5 alpha Chemically Competent Cell on ice. Aliquot 50 µl of cells into a pre-chilled 1.5 ml tube, then add target DNA (1-5 µl). Do not mix by pipetting up and down. Leave on ice for 30 minutes.
- Heat-shock the cells for 45 seconds at 42 °C, without shaking. Immediately transfer to the tube to ice. Leave on ice for 2 minutes without shaking.
- Add 500 µl of prewarmed SOC medium or LB medium (without antibiotics) into the tube. Mix well and shake at 37 °C for 1 hour at 200 RPM for cell recovery and expression of antibiotic resistance.
- Spread 20-200 µl from each transformation vial onto a pre-warmed selective plate. Cells that have not been plated can be stored at 4 °C and plated the next day if required.
- Invert the plates and incubate at 37 °C overnight.
- Select colonies and analyse by restriction enzyme digestion, PCR or sequencing.
Note: Higher efficiency transformation can be achieved by transforming cells immediately following thawing. Avoid repeated thawing. All samples and reagents require gentle handling throughout the entire procedure. |
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